Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-13
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Tho Methodist society ana Baptist
ASSOctnttou-Otiaer Cuurch Notea

Inc regular monthly meeting Of tho Methodist
Sunuhy-school Society Of Richmond ana Man
onee'r was held as Broad-Sircet Methodist
church sunday afternoon al O'Clock Kobor, L.
dCaafdson, president: Charles T. Hady and A.
l.. Lumsleu, secretaries
:, ne exercises were opened with prayer by
Wv ". -. W0gCcner, ot Laurei-Streot church,
hho singing By BrOad-Stroct school
M. :. j. Minor, superintendent. rnado the
STATISTICAL report Of BrUad-Street school and Rev.
: = lambeth, pastor, made repOrt OF tho con-
dltion OF the school. tie said that the school il
seaaily increasing both in numbers and useful
ness. 10 paid we-dcserved tTtbuie 70 the UNI
u'li zeal and energy and onlcency OF the Sill
p2fintepdent. aud t0 tho faithiulness of the
teachers, who are working earnestly - bring tho
children 20 Jesus The prospects arc good for
the coming year, and work has been determined
on That VIII ovCniuAte I'm great GOOD.
The superintendent introduced the following
exercises 10y the children, ell Of which were wei
rendered and very gratifying 70 all present
Olcnlug address 10y Giles Courtney :" How 10 Do
H. by Kate hundloy; GOD has Made 10 All
CONG lfue,' by Lillian Bowman: Burial Of
Nosos,n by Charles Mason; "nls Mothers
Sougs," by Minnie Gill: "Not One 10 Spnro." bv
inoa Brown; Tho Model Church" by Mary
Tho meeting was addressed by Or. j. L.
Buchanan, Superintendent of Public In>truc-
upn-sublncf How f. % possible 90 increase
he emc,ency OF the sabbath sChool7" He said
thar looking bacs on tho pas, it seems surprising
that for 1.s0O years the world Ola not discover
this great agency for good: surprising how
Christianity moved on In tho accomplishment Of
the great miseion without Inc aid Of the sunday
s'ho0i 70 train tho children OF the church. lie
tuoRc OF the large efiuy in tho sunday school
ana of the sin larger number outside OF sunday
school ihil1cnccs and surrounded by examples
aud prcccT's tnat are All evil 10 suggested as
one answer 20 his question that the church and
The school should co forth aud sock out those
VINO cannot he Induced TO attend church ami
cnleeyor 90 teach them the truth a. % I. in
Jesus. lie male a good many practical sucges-
tons ON the subject which, n needed, VIII be OF
great vaiue io the cause.
Roy. W. n. Atwil, pastor q Clay-Srcct
church, also addressed the mocung-suhject,
kNaeRerarOp.n 10 called attention to the
practice o. making exaggerated statements,
oteniimes uDintcntiOnally, but which, ia chill
dren especially. may lead % the formation Of
habits Of uutUthfulncss. lie illustrated and
enforced bis remarks.
TX.PREsIDENT WEST.
The Board Of Directors of this society al the
last regular meeting adopted the following re-
solution:
Reso'rcd, That we recognize with gratitude the
services Of our late president Albert L. West,
who for thirteen years past flled the position OF
president of this society with honor aud success.
As q Sun1ay-schOOl worker for nearly thirty-tWO
years, and during that period a. teacher, super
iutentent, ana president ho has shown untirine
devotion 20 this great cause, anu We tender HIN
lfo
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Tho monthly meeting Of the Baptist Sunday
School Association # Richmond and Manchester
was held Sunday afternoon at the F0urth-STcet
Ni-siou chapel Dr. Thomas 4. Mathews pre-
sided, with Mr.. Robert A. Gary ~ secretary.
Hon n. X. Eilyson ted the association in prayer,
aud Drs. A. +. Dickinson, George Cooper. and
Revs. NJ. A. Wilson, j. r. Harrison, aud II. a.
Williams spoke ON sundays rh0Ol, missionary,
and educational topics. The following Is a sum
mary Of the monthly reports: